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Object Number 64-18-70/4175
Display Title Water gourd (ijuak)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Gourd, dark reddish brown, moderately shiny, elongated oval shape, open at one end, single perforation through gourd near opening
Classification
  • Bottle
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Dani
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Indonesia / Western New Guinea / Irian Jaya
Additional Geographic Terms Grand Valley of the Baliem River; Kutelu area
Dimensions Overall: 29.2 × 9.5 × 9 cm (11 1/2 × 3 3/4 × 3 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 64-18-70/4175

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